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WE all like to have our fortune told at Christmas time. Al- though we may look upon it just Es party fun, it is always interest- Ing to hear what the future has in store for us, and the guest who can tell fortunes is likely to be the most popular
person at the party.
But although it is thrilling to have your fortune told in detail, waiting your turn is apt to be. + me tedious, especially where there are a large number of guests. A much better plan for the party. hostess who wants to keep every- one happy at once is to have some fortune-telling games in which everyone can "have a go."
Here are some ideas for fortune- telling which are sure to go down well it your next party. You can lay them all with things you are sure to have about the house, and the methods are so simple that you En pick them up in five minutes.
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Then take from a pack of playing cards all the court cards that is, the ace, king, queen and koave of each suit, 16 cards in all The rest of the pack is not re- svirei
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FORTUNE TELLING GAMES
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CHRISTMAS PART
Remove from the pack of 18 the card representing yourself or the "subject" whose fortune you are telling, choosing it as follows:
King of Hearts represents {1 young, for man, King of Dia- monds an older, fair (or grey- haired) man, King of
Clubs a young, dark man, King of Spades an older,
dark man. Queen of Hearts represents a young, fair woman, Queen of Diamonds an older. fair (or grey-haired) wo- man, Queen of dark woman, Queen of Spades an Clubs a young.
older, dark woman.
wards from the remaining unes. Draw three cards, face down-
add the "subject" to these, shuffle, and turn up. By noting the details.
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Kings and Queens have meaning already given. In addi- tion, King's frequently suggest people of authority or superior so- clal standing. All Knaves indicate a slight "spot of bother." Black Knaves (and also black Queens) suggest gossip or slander: red Knaves show flirtations, or people in unitorm (perhaps a policeman stopping your car, or a postman bringing your income-tax form!).
Ace of Diamonds means money. Ace of Hearts love and affection. Ace of Clubs work and progress, Ace of Spades slight obstacles or else a change of circumstances.
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Two examples are shown Fig. 1, from which you will soon learn to forecast an interesting fortune. In each case a cross in dicates the "subject." Miss Blonde, for instance, is Ukely to have a flirtation, or perhaps a durk wo- man causing gossip about her, but the Ace of Hearts shows that she will find the right man before long. Her dark-haired brother or boy friend, however, as shown in the second example, is all set for a good year in the world of busi- ness. Money and promotion is pro- mised by the two aces, while the King of Spades suggests an in- fluential friend who will help to create this happy, state of affairs.
Dart Board Fortune
Every home has a dart-board- nowadays, and when you grow tired of the ordinary way of play- ing try fortune-telling instead, For this, take no notice of the numbers, but let the four main divisions on the board indicate four aspects of life, as shown in Fig. 2; respectively money, home, work and travel. If you cannot re- member these four, write them, on slips of paper, and fix to the board with drawing-pins.
Each person throws three darts, either aiming definitely, at à parti- cular spot, or letting each dart take its chance. If a dart goes off the board, you may have another throw. When all three have been placed, you can determine the
FIG. 2
A dart in any of the
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citement is in store for you:
G-Centrally at junction of four
named F-Touching two lines and a spaces, good progress, happiness, corner-you will go places and do and success in that particular as pect. of life. Either side of a space -changes and new schemes in that part of your life, but ulti- squares-this is your lucky year... everything will go right for you: mately for the good. "Next door-Providing you look before you but one" to a space-difficulties leap, you are sure to leap in the and hindrances, which will make right direction! or mar your future according to the way you deal with them.
A dart in the centre is specially lucky, promising a good year all round. To score a "double" means a "double dose" of whatever the rest of the space indicates, whe- bad, and similarly ther good er with a "treble." A dart in the out. er rim of the board shows a rather "neither nor" year to come, with few changes and slow but steady progress. The position of the three darts shown in Fig. 2 may he translated in the following terms. This will be an exception- ally good year financially, with a
promise of either a new home or an enjoyable holiday which opens new prospects. Your work and friends remain much the same, bringing happiness and quiet con- tentment.
Spin A Coin
You need a chess or draughts board for this game, and a num- ber of similar coins one for each person. The coin will depend on the size of your squares. It should he fairly large in proportion to the squares, similar to the proportions shown in Fig. 3.
Everyone spins a coin, choosing different parts of the board. When
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Spills for Luck
Have a bundle of coloured spills about the house, those that mer. use to light their pipes.
If you haven't you can buy a bundle for. a copper or so, and they are just the things for fortune-telling.
They are usually in four colours
To each colour allot one of the as- green, yellow, pink and purple.
pects of your life, as for the dart- board method. The best arrange- ment is green for travel, yellow for money, pink for home and friends, purple for work.
assortment of colours from those If your spills have a different
stated here, you can substitute others to suite your purpose, pro- viding that you always keep to the same ones.
Give each person twenty spills -tive in each of the four col- ours. If you have sufficient spills, it is good fun to let everyone "spill their spills" together, giving each person a clear space on the floor. Mix your twenty spills well
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together, hold them between your two hands at shoulder height, and let the spills drop gently: to the floo. You will probably find thắt they have fallen in one or more. small groups, with a few isolated spills lying apart.
Remove all the isolated ones, and if there is more than one group, remove all but the largest. This leaves one group of spills,
all the coins are at rest on the containly only two or three, per- board, your luck is forecast achaps a dozen or so. The size of the cording to the positions explained group is unimportant, below, and also shown in Fig. 3.
A--In centre of square-home life and love affairs go: smoothly Make, few. changes this year.
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As you will readily see, many interesting facts can be forecast from the colours and position of the spills in the group. A large Erregularly placed within good financial prospects, several proportion of yellow ones suggests square a new home or an addi-green ones suggest that you are tion to the family. Look for hap piness this year within your home circle.
going places," and so on.
A very irregular group suggest
a year full of unexpected happen- C--Touching one.... line-unex- ings, where some kind of pattern pectes happenings-slight promo-is formed, your life will go ac tion it in business-small financial cording to plan, improvement if nt home..
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Two examples are given D-Centrally across one line-Fig. 4. The first shows good-busE friends or intcl'este-now ness prospects, with some jour, hobby or job,-Be ready to selfa.neys. connected with your WOER, opportunity which comes possibly unexpected ones. Take care not to let this work and travel upset your home life too muc ETouching two lines you (note the one "home" spill. have to..make decisions in the neatly all the others). The seco coming year-trends-on avents vindicates a peaceful year-wi
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